The Communicable Disease Control program of Newfoundland and Labrador works to identify and limit the effect of communicable diseases on the health and wellbeing of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.

• Basic Reporting Duties of Clinicians
• HealthLine
• Disease Prevention
• Disease Fact Sheets
• Immunization Fact Sheets

Emerging Diseases

• • Ebola
  • Lyme Disease
  • MERS-CoV
  • Monkeypox
  • Syphilis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Zika Virus
    • For the Public (109 KB)
    • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • World Health Organization – where cases are occurring
    • For Health Professionals (530 KB)
    • Laboratory Testing for Zika Virus (254 KB)
• Communicable Disease Control
  • Immunizations
  • Infection Prevention & Control
  • Hygiene Campaign: Clean, Cover and Contain
  • Information and Surveillance
• Environmental Health
  • Air Quality
  • Child Care, Schools and Other Institutional Settings
  • Drinking Water Quality
  • Food Safety Information
  • Food Safety Training
  • Illness Investigations
  • Investigation of Health Hazard
  • Legislation
  • Links to Other Environmental Health Information
  • Recreational Facilities
  • Private Sewage Disposal
  • Insect Infestations
• Health Emergency Management
• Pandemic Planning & Preparedness
• Rabies Information

For more information of Communicable Disease Control Activities see:

• Disease Control Manual
• Immunization
• Infection Prevention & Control
• Surveillance and Disease Reports
• CDC Information for Health Professionals
• Influenza Management
• Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (242 KB)
• Lyme Disease
• Ebola
• Syphilis Clinical Management (865 KB)

Basic Reporting Duties of Clinicians

The reporting of disease to the Communicable Disease Control Program is governed by the:

• Health and Community Services Act, S.N.L. 1995, c. P-37.1
• Public Health Protection and Promotion Act
• Notifiable Disease List and Notification Form

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HealthLine

HealthLine is a program that connects you with health advice and information over the telephone; 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is free and confidential to anyone in Newfoundland and Labrador at 1-888-709-2929.

For more information see the HealthLine website .

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Disease Prevention

Preventing Infection

• Prevent Infection from MRSA (44 KB)
• Prevent Infection – Diabetes Care (40 KB)
• Hygiene Campaign: Clean, Cover and Contain

Public Health Agency of Canada Disease Information

• PHAC Disease Information

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